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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.161ZKThings seized within the first 24 hours
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### sec.161ZK Things seized within the first 24 hours
This section applies if—
a person possesses a thing the person is prohibited from possessing under a control order or a registered corresponding control order; and
a period of 24 hours has not passed since—
for a control order that takes effect when it is made—the order was made; or
for a registered corresponding control order—a copy of the order was given to the person under section 161ZZA .
A police officer may seize the thing under section 161ZJ .
The seized thing must be—
kept in the commissioner’s custody while the order remains in force; and
returned to the person when the control order stops having effect, if the person is entitled to lawful possession of the thing at that time.
s 161ZK ins 2016 No. 62 s 279
(sec.161ZK-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person possesses a thing the person is prohibited from possessing under a control order or a registered corresponding control order; and a period of 24 hours has not passed since— for a control order that takes effect when it is made—the order was made; or for a registered corresponding control order—a copy of the order was given to the person under section 161ZZA .
(sec.161ZK-ssec.2) A police officer may seize the thing under section 161ZJ .
(sec.161ZK-ssec.3) The seized thing must be— kept in the commissioner’s custody while the order remains in force; and returned to the person when the control order stops having effect, if the person is entitled to lawful possession of the thing at that time.
- (a) a person possesses a thing the person is prohibited from possessing under a control order or a registered corresponding control order; and
- (b) a period of 24 hours has not passed since— (i) for a control order that takes effect when it is made—the order was made; or (ii) for a registered corresponding control order—a copy of the order was given to the person under section 161ZZA .
- (i) for a control order that takes effect when it is made—the order was made; or
- (ii) for a registered corresponding control order—a copy of the order was given to the person under section 161ZZA .
- (i) for a control order that takes effect when it is made—the order was made; or
- (ii) for a registered corresponding control order—a copy of the order was given to the person under section 161ZZA .
- (a) kept in the commissioner’s custody while the order remains in force; and
- (b) returned to the person when the control order stops having effect, if the person is entitled to lawful possession of the thing at that time.